Trinity.Melinda.Adams: 6th Annual Angel Trinity Christmas

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In honor of our precious daughter, since her passing, we do the "Angel Trinity Christmas" every December. Whether it's money donations or toy donations, we give 100% of the donations made to the precious children in the hospital. We will continue this tradition in hopes that Trinity's spirit of giving will touch sick kids and people in the community every year.

To participate in the "Angel Trinity Christmas", please email us at adamsfamily97@yahoo.com and we will add you to the updates. Thank you for keeping Trinity alive and remembered in your heart, especially when it comes to participating in this special tradition.

Love always,
Barrett and Melinda Adams
Proud parents to Angel Trinity

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

6th Annual Angel Trinity Christmas

For our 6th Annual Angel Trinity Christmas we did a toy drive for the beautiful chronically ill kiddos at The Children's Recovery Center (CRC). Many people donated toys, others donated money, and some people donated their time to help us deliver the toys.

Family and friends helped us deliver the Christmas toys to the CRC kiddos on Christmas day.

Here are some of the beautiful kids that were blessed by all the donated toys this year.

Princess Faith was one of Trinity's little buddies at CRC, when Trinity lived there in 2003-2004. She got a special tea set from my friend, Brenda...Merry Christmas Faith!!!

This is Jayson...I met Jayson when he was a brand new baby. Trinity was his very first roommate when he "Moved into" the Children's Recovery Center in 2004. Now he's all grown up. Merry Christmas Jayson!

This is the Rodriquez Family. We met them when Trinity and their daughter Jacqueline both lived at CRC together. Jacqueline lives at home now, and they LOVE to participate every year in the "Angel Trinity Christmas". We love this family dearly!

Zander's first time helping out with his big sister's "Angel Christmas"...this was a very special year for me to have baby brother Zander here to help us celebrate and honor his big sissy.

This beautiful family is one of the families living at CRC with their adorable baby girl. They are hoping to take her home soon.

So many wonderful toys donated in honor of my precious Trinity.

Zander and Grampa taking a picture next to the special therapy room at CRC that's been dedicated to my beautiful baby girl, Trinity.

Thank you very much to those of you who were able to donate toys, money, or your time this year for our 6th Annual Angel Trinity Christmas. I still wish Trinity was here to celebrate Christmas with us, but doing something special for these beautiful chronically ill kids every year helps me feel "Better". Keeping Trinity alive in our hearts and honoring her by helping others, means more to me than I can explain in words.

I love my baby girl and I miss her dearly every day...Merry Christmas Trinity! You are loved and remembered every day!!!

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Trinity's Story

Trinity was born at Stanford Children's Hospital (LPCH) with a severe heart defect called Hypo-plastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). This heart defect is fatal if it is not corrected by a 3-stage surgery process or a heart transplant. We chose the 3-stage surgery in hope for Trinity to survive.

At 36 hours old, Trinity was wheeled into the O.R. for her 1st open heart surgery. Right before surgery, we found out from Trinity's surgeon, Dr. Frank Hanley, that Trinity's small birth size changed her previously better odds of 80% chance, to a 20% chance of survival.

At 1 week old, Trinity went into Cardiac arrest. Dr. Pirooz and Dr. Pettigrew massaged her heart for close to 4 hours before she was put on the ECMO bypass machine (which lived for her for 5 days).

After 3 open heart surgeries, 3 cardiac arrests, numerous infections, numerous lung collapse episodes, 8 bronchoscopey's, 3 cardiac cathiderizations, 72 hour kidney failure, 3 failed attempts of getting her off the ventilator, tracheostomey surgery, gastric tube surgery, and 7 long emotional months of hard dedicated work from the staff in the hospital, Trinity was discharged on Sept. 9, 2002 and brought home for the first time in her short life. After being home for about 4 months, Dec. 31, 2002 Trinity went back into the PICU for 2 months fighting phenomnia. She was transfered to Children's Recovery Center (CRC) on March 4, 2003.

Sept. 9 2003, being 19 months old Trinity's lungs were strong enough to come off the ventilator. After having a trach for 22 months, May 6, 2004 Trinity's trach was taken out. After 14 months of living at CRC, Trinity was dischraged and brought home on Friday, May 14, 2004...exactly 27 month and 1 day old, and the "Healthiest" she's ever been.

As of June 2002, Trinity was the smallest surviving HLHS child that Dr. Hanley had ever done. In fact, he did not know of a smaller surviving HLHS child in the world. Trinity spent 3 1/2 years at home with us and just thrived. Her little life was filled with so much happiness and love.

At 5 1/2 years old, Trinity went through her 4th open heart surgery on Thursday August 30, 2007 at LPCH. Being unable to recover from open heart surgery, our precious Trinity Melinda Adams passed away on Sunday Sept. 16, 2007. Our hearts are broken and tears continue to fall. We are honored and saddened to have our precious daughter, Trinity Melinda Adams, be our beautiful guardian angel. Trinity we love you dearly, we miss you so much, and we will be re-united as we are a family Together Forever!